1) troglodyte:
- A member of a fabulous or prehistoric race of people that lived in caves, dens, or holes.
- A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
2) Prague:
- A golden city of 1000 spires in central Europe
- Tourist destination especially popular with drunken limey hooligan groups

Thursday, November 03, 2005

I'm pretty excited today: I finally found a copy of the most beautiful film ever committed to celluloid--'Wings of Desire (der Himmel uber Berlin).' It has always been one of my favorite films--largely because of it's cinematography, atmosphere and mood. I'm not going to launch into a film review here, mainly because films are largely subjective.

Needless to say: it is a strongly visual film. It is shot in black and white. It screams 'ZEITGEIST!' loud enough to make you want to look up the word. And I finally found it in Prague. It can be ordered online in 'the West' on Amazon or whatever, but sadly it's hard to find in Prague.

I managed to find a copy in a small arty dvd rental outlet next to a popular Prague disco (Radost FX). Not that I'd ever go to a freaking DISCO.

I'm not feeling particularly verbose this evening, so I'll cut this blog short. In the future you can expect some shtuff with themes/titles like this:

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...

I was in Praha in late 1968 and early 1969 during a time of revolution. In St. Wenceslaus Square I watched as Jan Palach set himself on fire to protest the Soviet occupation. I love Prague. i was a photographer for an American newspaper and student. I studied briefly at Charles Univeresity. I am now a studio owner of 34 years.Went all digital 3 years ago. Write me about your photography at photogrl@bellsouth.net. I can onlly imagine the challenge of markeing your photography in Prague. Best of luck to you.

About Me

This blog is about the life of a praguelodyte in Prague. It's a PragueLog of a dude living in the Czech Republic (the artist formerly known as Czechoslovakia). All photos copyright praguelodyte except where noted or stolen from other sites (the horse photo was borrowed/stolen. Do you think I'd be crazy enough to get THAT close to a horse?) or captured from dvd (i.e. that zeitgeist film; thanks Mr. Wenders).